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Oasis Supersonic Reviewed By CLayton Barnett

An in-depth look at the life and music of Manchester-based
rock band, Oasis.

The Review

Nothing defined early 90’s Britpop like Oasis, and as a
pimpled teenager in Palmy I immediately loved the swagger and sound of Manchester’s
favourite sons. So when I heard a documentary was coming - from the producers
of the brilliant Amy nonetheless – I
was amped.

Supersonic covers
their meteoric rise from humble council estate living in 1993, to the height of
their fame as they performed one of the biggest outdoor concerts in 1996, and
it’s absolutely gripping. Just like Amy
the early stuff is the most mind-blowing, home videos of just normal brothers
mucking about, the band’s formative beginnings and the moment of fate in a
Glasgow pub that changed their lives forever.

It’s all beautifully handled by director Mat Whitecross (who
made Ian Drury biopic Sex & Drugs
& Rock & Roll and a million Coldplay videos). Collating such a
wealth of source material into a streamlined narrative isn’t easy, and sticking
with only using footage from the era he’s used some impressive graphically
treatment to bring it all to life.

This movie wouldn’t be nearly as enthralling and
entertaining without the larger than life egos of Liam and Noel. Their rollercoaster
love / hate dynamic makes for dynamite viewing and the band’s rise is
repeatedly sabotaged by their bitter infighting.

Luckily they can write some decent songs, and their iconic
sound is just music to your ears blasting out in surround sound. From Supersonic to Wonderwall you’ll be reminiscing about when you listened to these
songs in a time before the Internet and smartphones changed the world.

There are some crack up moments too, as Manchester’s
favourite sons run amok on a ferry to a gig in Amsterdam and repeatedly give
each other grief on tour. And you can’t help but get a bit emotional as Ms
Gallagher talks about her boys and their abusive father.

The Verdict

It’s not a maybe, you definitely want to see this gripping,
funny and inspiring doco on the supersonic rise of Oasis. The soundtrack isn’t
half bad either.

The Trailer

The Info

Releases: 13th
October 2016

Rating: R16 – contains Drug use & offensive language

Duration: 122
minutes

Genre: Documentary

Starring: Noel
Gallagher, Liam Gallagher

Director: Mat
Whitecross (Ashes)

The Extras

When the location for the UK premiere was announced to be
London, Liam Gallagher took to Twitter to vent his anger, saying that it should
be in Manchester, where Oasis were originally based.

When watching the first cut of the documentary Liam
Gallagher called the film "Biblical".

'Supersonic' was the first single Oasis released which only
peaked at #31 in the UK Charts.